“Idaho, a landlocked state with dreary winters and an overwhelmingly white population, might seem an unlikely destination for refugees from Africa and the Middle East. Yet every year, nearly 1,000 asylum seekers settle in Idaho, which accepts one of the largest shares of refugees, relative to its population, of any state.” From The New Republic: Destination Boise.

+ For an interesting look at refugees and their new small town environs, try Elizabeth Strout’s novel, The Burgess Boys.